Director FP&A (Sales and Gross Margin)

Who we are
As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions.

If that's you, let's work, learn and grow together.
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Some of what you will do
As the Director of FP&A, you will liaise closely with the leadership team and will be responsible for bringing on and executing best practices in Financial Planning and Analysis that help to transform business strategies within their assigned portfolio and cross-functionally as required. You will direct the financial performance of your assigned business functions, including the delivery of the budgeting, forecasting and planning processes. You will be responsible for the financial reporting of the management and legal entities. You will drive, track, and support management of yearly targets. You will provide guidance and coaching on financial reporting, modelling and analysis in support of company objectives to your team, and continue to build and strengthen the talent within the team .

Specifically, you will:

• Responsible for planning and supporting all merchandising initiatives including Sales, Gross Margin and inventory analytics
• Provide leadership and manage the Inventory Control team including month end closing and various system implementations
• Responsible for planning all Services' expenses including store operating expenses, labour expenses, corporate general and administrative expenses, strategic cost savings initiatives, financial plans, targets, strategies and controls that focus on achieving desired financial and business objectives
• Provide ongoing financial support to the Business Services department and develop analytics on recurring revenue and new initiatives
• Support the senior leadership team with the development of strategy and the 5-year model
• Provide reporting of all key financials and metrics and actionable analytical insights to the leadership team, reporting on key trends and developing plans for improvements to the finance function
• Lead the preparation and analysis of annual operating expenses budgets, annual/quarterly/monthly forecasts, annual/monthly budget to actual variance analysis
• Provide leadership in selecting and implementing forecasting strategies and practices
• Assesses processes with a keen eye to improve operating efficiencies while maintaining adequate internal controls.
• Ensures audit and compliance of the key financial, control, and approval processes
• Ensure provision of regulatory financial information and governance of all legal entities to the respective tax and financial institutions

Some of what you need

• 10+ years of broad based operational finance experience with progressive responsibility and a strong focus on FP&A
• Minimum of 5-8 years successfully leading, managing, and developing a team
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Retail industry
• University degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
• MBA and/or CPA, CA, CMA preferred
• Expert knowledge in Finance and/or Accounting
• Thinks strategically, synthesizes complex data, and develops creative and innovative solutions
• Presents information and interacts at the highest level of professionalism with all stakeholders, cross functional business leaders, peers, and customers
• Experience in the development of complex financial models
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and various analytical software
• Curious
• Approachable
• Passionate
• Solution finder

Some of what you will get

• Associate discount
• Health and Dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP
• Performance bonuses
• Learning & Development programs
• And more...

Additional Information

• Office Environment (Hybrid - remote working and the office.)

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Category

Banking, Finance and Insurance